Heavy rains & floods create havoc in Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, UP

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The flood situation in Assam and Bihar remains grim with more deaths reported and lakhs remaining affected. The death toll has crossed 56 in Bihar. Nearly 70 lakh people have been hit by inundation in 13 districts.

In north Bihar, rivers are flowing above the danger level and have caused immense loss and damage. A total of 23 NDRF teams are rendering services to marooned people in different parts of Bihar.

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said that Prime Minister Modi was himself keeping a close watch on the flood situation in Bihar and he also apprised Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh of the situation during the day.

He said the Centre had provided four columns of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and four companies of Army to the state.

The national disaster response force has actively engaged in relief and rescue operations in flood hit Bihar. The force has deployed 23 teams for various ops in the state. DG, NDRF has informed that apart from relief, the force is also helping in evacuating distressed and trapped people to safer areas and relief camps.

In Assam, the Brahmaputra river and its tributaries are flowing over the danger level snapping surface communications across the state. The floods have affected 25 of Assam's 32 districts, displacing 33 lakh people. The situation has however slightly improved at Upper Assam areas.

State Chief Minister Sarbanand visited South Salmara district yesterday to take stock of the situation. Nearly two lakh people are taking shelter at relief camps. Relief materials are being distributed.

Meanwhile, rail and road connectivity between the northern West Bengal districts and the rest of the state continues to be cut off as flash flood and landslides due to incessant rains inundated roads and railway tracks.

Flood in North Bengal region have affected over 5 Lakh people. Fury was triggered by Heavy Monsoon rains with major rivers intensifying the cause. The district administrations is said to have opened over 700 relief centres, 550 of them alone in Cooch Behar for sheltering the homeless.